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Science NASA lights ten candles for Space Station | NASA lights ten candles for Space Station |
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| by William Atkins | |
| Wednesday, 19 November 2008 | |
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Page 3 of 3 NASA states, “One hundred sixty seven individual representing 14 countries have visited the complex. Crews have eaten some 19,000 meals aboard the station since the first crew took up residence in 2000. Through the course of 114 spacewalks and unmatched robotic construction in space, the station's truss structure has grown to 291 feet long so far. Its solar arrays now span to 28,800 square feet, large enough to cover six basketball courts.” Featured Whitepaper
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Science DiscussionsThe three-member ISS Expedition 18 crew, currently onboard the Space Station, will be the final three-person crew. With Expedition 19, the crew size will increase to six. Russian Air Force colonel Gennady Padalka will command the Expedition 19 crew, which is scheduled to begin in March 2009. To learn more about the International Space Station, please visit: United States: http://www.nasa.gov/station Russia: http://www.roscosmos.ru/MIOP1file.asp?Lang=ENG Canada: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/iss/default.asp European Space Agency: http://www.esa.int/esaHS/iss.html Japan: http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/iss_human/index_e.html Brazil: http://www.aeb.gov.br/conteudo.php?ida=28&idc=118 Italy: http://www.asi.it/SiteEN/ContentSite.aspx?Area=Abitare+lo+spazio To find out when the International Space Station passes over your home, go to Heavens-above.com or SkyWatch 2.0. |
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